Lost Causes

I simply must comment on the last episode of Lost, so if you’re not a fan, I’m sorry. And if you don’t want to know about season 2 spoilers, then you may not want to read on.

I was literally just telling myself last night about how season 2 has been no where near as interesting, thought-provoking or inspiring as season 1, and then wham-o, Ana Lucia gets shot and somehow they kept it a secret.

Unfortunately, some of the actions weren’t all that surprising, though admittedly, much of it may be because loyal viewers are already familiar with the tricks that the writers have pulled on us. Shame on you for fooling me once, shame on me for fooling me twice. There was never a doubt in my mind that Ana Lucia seduced Sawyer to get the gun.

I was not surprised to see Michael turn against them, as the timing of him stumbling up to Kate and Jack was a little too convenient. Like others in the blog world, I think he’s doing it to save Walt versus a total brainwashing or else he wouldn’t have said “I’m sorry.” I think the reaction to Libby was spontaneous, as he was in somewhat of a state of shock of what he’d just done to Ana Lucia. Libby was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I’m skeptical that she’s also dead. Even though they had 40-something survivors initially, they are dwindling with new (and interesting) cast possibilities each time they kill someone off, and this show could run for years.

I really hate the introduction of the hatch. Period. I can’t understand why no one else seems to be upset that only a few get to live in this lap of luxury, wash clothes and take showers, but oh well… It just kind of annoys me that they have a better kitchen on this creepy island than most of America does.

The convenience of this random airplane dropping off food is also kind of ridiculous. They had such opportunity to run with the whole food survival stories, unless they realize their mistake and the plane stops showing up. Plus, you’d think they still might be a little conservative on their food intake, not knowing if the plane is coming back.

If Desmond was in the hatch by himself, did he really wake himself up every 108 minutes to enter the code?

I don’t care if Hurley is eating extra peanut butter. A man of his weight and not being able to satisfy his fried chicken addiction from the past would still lose SOME weight. There is no way he could be eating as much as he used to.

And why is it that the men seem to have a permanent five o’clock shadow that never seems to thin or thicken?

They start all these potential stories and then they don’t go anywhere. Sometimes it truly feels as though the writers are making it up episode by episode, despite their claim that they arc the season from the get-go. Where did that polar bear come from? Where’s that scary monster? Where’s Desmond? What happened to attempting to train an Army, instead of sloughing it around on the beach (even if Sawyer has the guns)?